16 October 2019
By Millicent Borges Accardi Portuguese textile artist Vanessa Barragão’s latest artwork “The Botanical Tapestry” is installed at London Heathrow. The tapestry was developed to celebrate a partnership between Heathrow and Kew Gardens. The artwork is 100% handmade, using ancestral techniques. Barragão says the three-dimensional world map uses “8kg of jute and cotton and 42kg […]
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04 October 2019
The office of the Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa has announced that the Minister of Economy, Pedro Siza Vieira, is traveling to the Azores to assess damages caused by hurricane Lorenzo and prepare “an effective response” from the central government. The storm ravaged the nine islands of the archipelago of on Wednesday, with high winds, […]
04 October 2019
By Len Port No big surprises expected in Sunday’s national legislative election, but it will confirm Portugal’s political stability compared to the bitter divisions in other European countries, especially the United Kingdom. Victory seems assured for the centre-left Socialist Party, which has ruled as a minority government propped up by the radical left since 2015. […]
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01 October 2019
The Azores islands are calmly preparing to face hurricane Lorenzo approaching land with high winds, torrential rain and sea swells. It tis he strongest storm ever observed so far over the north and east Atlantic. At its highest peak, Lorenzo was a Category 5 on Saturday, with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph (165 kph) […]
29 September 2019
According to Portuguese Ambassador Francisco Ribeiro Telles, executive secretary of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP), the U.S. State Department has formalized a request by the United States to joining the Lusophone group as an associate member. The information released by UN News at the United Nations, in New York, adds that the U.S. […]
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24 September 2019
The first edition of the Fabric Arts Festival takes place in Fall River, Massachusetts, September 25-28, celebrating art, music, community and the city. The four-day festival will be comprised of a series of music concerts, films, art exhibitions and murals. The multidisciplinary event is organized by Casa dos Açores de Nova Inglaterra, with the curatorship […]
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